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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1394] (1549/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Frontier tour
of Major
Rawlinson,
1844
Political and
consular
status of the
British
represent a-
iire at
Baghdad,
1839-61.
1394
Bombay to Bacrah in Her Majesty's bri<* of war <f Clio " and arrived at
Baghdad on the 16th December
The orders which he curried with him were such as to enhance, instead
of reducing, the dignity of the office to which he was appointed : he was
directed to make the preservation of peace between Turkey and Persia
his principal care j he was enjoined to keep himself in constant communi
cation with the British Ambassador at Constantinople and the British
Minister at Tehran, and to endeavour to give effect to their views; and
he was " vested with discretionary authority to issue directions
" and to address requisitions to all the Political and Naval Officers in the
"
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
as occasion may require. , ' This last clause of his instruc
tions gave rise, in 1848-49, to official difficulties, which are noticed In the
history of 'Arabistan. From correspmdence in those years it may b«
gathered that the dealings of the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Turkish 'Iraq wen
now exclusively with the Government of India, and that the Government
of Bombay had no authority over him.
On arrival at his destination Major Rawlinson found that Colond
Farrant, whom the British Ambassador at Constantinople had deputed to
Turkish 'Iraq to enquire into the Karbala affair, was still at Baghdal
and that he had been ordered by the same authority to remain there during
the progress of the negotiations at Erzeroum, and to retain in his owi
hands the management of affairs relating to the frontier disputes betweei
the Governments of Turkey and Persia. Major Rawlinson carefulh
avoided bringing his powers into collision with those of the special Com
missioner ; and he did not intervene in frontier matters, except by way ol
co-operation at Colonel Farrant s own request, until the departure of that
officer from Baghdad.
In 1844, after entering on his special frontier duties, Major Rawlin
son made a tour, in connection with border disputes, to Zohab, Kirman-
shah and Sulaimaniyah. He was accompanied by Commander Felix
Jones, I.N., who made a survey of the districts traversed.
The political or Indian status of the British representative at Bagh
dad was now technically that of Agent, to which it had been reduced
from that of Resident in 1812 ; and Major Rawlinson and his successors
for*many years seem never to have described themselves in their corre
spondence with the Government of India otherwise than as " Political
Agent."
It appears probable that from 1802, when a consular exequatur was
obtained from the Porte in the name of Mr. Harford Jones, until 1841,
when Colonel Taylor was appointed His Britannic Majesty's Consul at
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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